The sartorial splendor of a multitude of bow ties on the platform at the 221st General Assembly would surely have brought a twinkle to Bill Forbes’ eyes.
For almost 35 years, beginning in 1974, Forbes served as General Assembly platform manager. He was never garbed without his omnipresent bow tie. With his silver-turning-to-white hair, he cut quite a figure at countless General Assemblies.
With audible gasps from those in the plenary hall, the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday narrowly approved divestment from three United States companies doing business in Israel-Palestine.
By a vote of 310-303, the Assembly approved an overture calling for divestment from Caterpillar Inc., Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions, companies some allege are engaged in “non-peaceful pursuits” in the region. A similar overture failed 333-331 at the 220th Assembly (2012).
The group charged with advising the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on socially responsible investing will review how the church might leverage its holdings in fossil fuel companies to influence their environmental impact under a referral adopted Friday by the 221st General Assembly (U.S.A.).
The Assembly voted 469-110 to refer a proposal from the Presbytery of Boston that would have ordered the church's Board of Pensions and Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation to immediately stop such investment and liquidate any holdings within five years.
제 221차 미국 장로교 총회는 수많은 회의 절차들을 거친 후에, 동성 결혼이 합법적인 시민 관할 지역들에서 목사가 동성 결혼을 인도할지 말지를 결정하는데 있어서 목사의 재량에 맡기기로 동의했다.
이 조치는 장로교 목사들이 그러한 지역들에서 동성 커플을 주례하는 것을 금했던 법을 무효화 한다.
총회는 결혼에 대한 헌법의 정의를 “한 남자와 한 여자”로부터 “두 사람 사이, 전통적으로는 한 남자와 여자 사이” 로 바꾸기를 제안하는 헌법 개정안 (규례서 W-4.9001에 대해)을 노회의 승인을 받기 위해 각 노회들에 보내기로 승인했다.
즉각 효력을 나타내는 권위 해석 (AI)에 대한 투표는 371대 238 혹은 61퍼센트 대 39퍼센트였다.
헌법 개정안—비준을 받기 위해 172개의 노회들로 보내짐—에 대한 투표는 429대 175 혹은 …
In a rousing sermon filled with memorable one-liners, Luke Powery, Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, challenged those attending the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly (2014) to give “not just lip service but life service” to God.
His sermon, titled “What Should We Do?” was the centerpiece of a Motown-flavored worship service Friday morning that highlighted the host city of Detroit as the hometown of the soulful genre of music. The Band, a five-member ensemble from Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, played music by Stevie Wonder for the call to worship and closing communion. Band members also added a Motown beat to their accompaniment of hymns sung by the congregation.
By a wide margin Friday, 529-44 (92-8 percent), commissioners at the 221st General Assembly (2014) dissolved the nongeographic Hanmi Presbytery, a Korean-American presbytery.
The vote of 529-44, or 92-8 percent, adopted a recommendation from the Assembly Committee on Mid Council Issues Committee.
Over the next two years, the number of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) synods will be reduced from 16 to between 10 and 12.
It will be up to synods and the presbyteries that comprise the synods to decide where the new boundaries are drawn, and which services each synod will provide.
Para las congregaciones de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.):
Gracia y paz para ustedes en nombre de nuestro Señor y Redentor Jesucristo.
El día de hoy, la 221a Asamblea General (2014) de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) aprobó una recomendación del Comité de la Asamblea sobre Asuntos de Unión Civil y matrimonio, donde permite la discreción pastoral para llevar a cabo «cualquier matrimonio el cual crean que el Espíritu Santo llama a llevar a cabo», donde sea legal por la ley estatal.
También se aprobó una recomendación para cambiar el idioma en el Libro de Orden para indicar que «el matrimonio implica …
미국 장로교에 속한 교회들에게:
우리 주와 구세주이신 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 여러분에게 은혜와 평강이 있기를 빕니다
오늘, 제 221차 미국 장로교 총회는 시민 연합과 결혼 이슈에 대한 총회 해당 위원회로부터의 추천을 승인하여, 동성 결혼이 합법적인 주에서 “성령님께서 목사들을 불러 집례하게 하신다고 믿는 어떤 결혼식이라도” 목사들이 집례할 수 있도록 하는 재량권을 허락했습니다.
총회는 또한 규례서의 내용을 “결혼은 두 사람 사이-전통적으로는 남자와 여자 사이-의 고유한 서약을 포함한다”는 것으로 바꾸자는 추천도 승인했습니다.
이 두 가지 결정들은 깊은 사고와, 토론과, 기도를 통해 이루어졌으며, 분명히 미국 장로교 전체가 어느 기간 동안 이러한 조치들을 해석하게 될 것입니다.
우리 모두가 우리의 소망과 믿음과 신뢰를 두고 있는 같은 삼위일체 …
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN (June 19, 2014)—The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has approved a recommendation from its Civil Union and Marriage Issues Committee that allows for pastoral discretion in performing any such marriage, where legal by state law.
The action passed by a vote of 371 to 238.
The Assembly also approved a recommendation to change language in the Book of Order to indicate that “marriage involves a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman.”
That action passed by a vote of 429 …